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Ewing Family Foundation

Accepts applications Arlington, Virginia · EIN 752845908

Ewing Family Foundation is a private foundation in Arlington, Virginia. In tax year 2025 it gave $147,500 in 43 grants; the typical grant was $2,000 and the largest $12,000. It accepts applications; its filing gives the instructions below.

From its IRS Form 990-PF for tax year 2025.

Giving in 2025 was up from $122,000 the year before.

28% of its 2025 grantees had not received a grant from it the year before, a mix of repeat and new grantees.

Giving by year

Tax yearGrants paidNumber of grantsAssets
2023$135,50039$2.6 million
2024$122,00037$2.7 million
2025$147,50043$2.7 million

How to apply

ContactMark Ewing Carol Ewing Elliott
3811 N Upland St, Arlington, VA 22207
Phone or email(571) 218-7321
What to submitWritten Request

As written in the foundation's IRS filing for tax year 2025. Details may have changed since.

IRS filings on ProPublica

What Ewing Family Foundation funds

Where it gives

Its grants went to recipients in 12 states, the most to Colorado.

StateGrantsAmount
Colorado10$57,500
New York4$21,500
Virginia12$20,000
Texas8$19,000
Maryland1$10,000
District of Columbia2$8,000
Washington1$4,000
Illinois1$2,000
North Carolina1$2,000
California1$1,500

Grants paid in 2025

The 40 largest of 43 grants
RecipientPurposeAmount
New Hope Presbyterian Church
Castle Rock, CO
CHARITABLE/general support$12,000
Fourth Presbyterian Church
Bethesda, MD
CHARITABLE/general support$10,000
Deerfoot Lodge
Speculator, NY
CHARITABLE/general support$10,000
Colorado Symphony
Denver, CO
Charitable/general support$9,000
Douglas County Library Foundation
Castle Rock, CO
CHARITABLE/general support$8,000
Help and Hope Center
Castle Rock, CO
CHARITABLE/general support$8,000
Blood Cancer United
New York, NY
CHARITABLE/general support$7,500
National Park Foundation
Washington, DC
CHARITABLE/general support$7,000
Karis Community
Denver, CO
CHARITABLE/general support$6,500
Baylor University
Waco, TX
CHARITABLE/general support$6,500
Project Belong
Arlington, VA
CHARITABLE/general support$6,000
Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp
Canon City, CO
Charitable/general support$5,500
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
CHARITABLE/general support$4,000
Dallas Arboreturm and Botanical Society
Dallas, TX
CHARITABLE/general support$3,500
The Nature Conservancy
Arlington, VA
CHARITABLE/general support$3,000
Dudes for Dads
New York, NY
CHARITABLE/general support$3,000
Young Life Ministries
Dallas, TX
CHARITABLE/general support$2,500
American Indian College Fund
Denver, CO
CHARITABLE/general support$2,500
Central City Opera House
Wheat Ridge, CO
CHARITABLE/general support$2,500
Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Garden
Austin, TX
CHARITABLE/general support$2,500
Wellspring
Castle Rock, CO
CHARITABLE/general support$2,500
Cloverleaf Equine Center
Clifton, VA
CHARITABLE/general support$2,000
Shelters to Shutters
Vienna, VA
CHARITABLE/general support$2,000
Wake Forest
WinstonSalem, NC
CHARITABLE/general support$2,000
Alzheimer's Association
Chicago, IL
CHARITABLE/general support$2,000
Falls Church Volunteer Fire Dept
Falls Church, VA
Charitable/general support$1,500
The Trevor Project
West Hollywood, CA
CHARITABLE/general support$1,500
Rivendell School
Arlington, VA
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Dallas Womens Job Corp
Dallas, TX
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Susan G Koman foundation
Dallas, TX
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
International Mission Board Southern Baptist
Richmond, VA
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Tapawingo
Speculator, NY
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Cornerstone School of Washington DC
Washington, DC
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Reformed Theological Seminary
Jackson, MS
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Mobile Loaves and Fishes
Dallas, TX
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Oyate Hope Academy
Oglala, SD
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Restoration Immigration Legal Aid
Arlington, VA
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
The Source Austin
Austin, TX
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
The Mane Mission
Sedalia, CO
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000
Arlington Bridge Builders
Arlington, VA
CHARITABLE/general support$1,000

Officers and trustees

As listed in Part VIII of the 2025 filing.

Questions people ask

Does Ewing Family Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. Its latest IRS filing says it accepts applications.

How much does Ewing Family Foundation give?

$147,500 in tax year 2025, across 43 grants, with a typical grant of $2,000.

Who runs Ewing Family Foundation?

Its 2025 filing lists Mark W Ewing (Director) and Carol Ewing Elliott (Director).

What does Ewing Family Foundation fund?

Based on its grants, mainly faith communities, education and environment and conservation.

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